Ellie Roy, chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, has written to secure training centres (STCs) banning the use of the double basket hold and the nose distraction technique until further notice. The nose distraction technique is particularly controversial because it is designed to cause pain. It was used on 14-year-old Adam Rickwood in Hassockfield STC in August 2004, shortly before he committed suicide. Roy said that the physical control in care (PCC) management board has been told...